The 10 Best Game Show Moments of the Decade
7. Pat Sajak reveals he's "bald"
Wheel of Fortune has a history of strange April Fools gags, but this was the gnarliest. During their usual send-off, Pat Sajak claimed he wanted to come clean with America and asked Vanna White to remove his "hairpiece." The result is disturbing, hilarious, and a showcase for Vanna's acting chops.
6. Deal or No Deal's first millionaire
Like most game show fanatics, I hate Deal or No Deal. It seems like a Shirley Jackson short story where the punchline is our continued stupidity. Anyway, biases be damned, Howie Mandel's briefcase bacchanal was a huge hit in the '00s, and when producers altered the gameboard enough to make a million-dollar win feasible, red lights flashed and confetti fell. Take that, shadowy man upstairs.
5. Meredith Vieira hits on a contestant for three straight minutes
Meredith Vieira is an excellent (and Emmy-winning) game show host, so this moment of unadulterated horniness seems like a strange anomaly in the onetime newswoman's clip file. That's right, she said, "You can stick it wherever you want."
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It's hard to believe Drew Carey lobbied for this gig. He seems so disappointed in the job.
I love this, Louis. Thank you.
He's disappointing. And not just because his putting skills are for shit.
Thank you, sir! I should change my icon to Michael Spinks when I comment at you, so readers understand that I know my place.
Fine list, but they're no "In the butt, Bob".
Nothing is! Eubanks is forever defiled.
Great list!
However it may have a flaw.
Let's face it...American Idol and it's ilk are nothing more than Karaoke game shows, so the greatest game show moment of the decade and of all time is clearly Susan Boyle's debut on Britain's Got Talent.
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